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Third place in the Orange Coast League was on the line when Costa Mesa High and Calvary Chapel met Thursday. The winner earned a trip to the CIF Southern Section Southern Division playoffs.
Both schools haven't enjoyed much success in the postseason,...

Cole Kinder talks with somewhat of a Scottish accent and he's not Scottish. Whenever people hear him talk for the first time, they ask Kinder, "Where are you from?"
"I tell them I'm from Hoag Hospital," said Kinder, who tends to elicit a strange look,...

The two best football teams in the Orange Coast League met Friday night at Jim Scott Stadium.
Estancia and Saddleback both came into the finale undefeated in league. Only one would walk away with the league title.
The player who is perhaps the league'...

IRVINE — It seemed somehow fitting that a game with as many punts as points, was, ultimately, all about defending.
Visiting Corona del Mar High controlled Northwood for a 14-0 victory that clinched the Sea Kings' third straight undefeated league...

HUNTINGTON BEACH — Tiebreakers to determine which Sunset League football teams make the playoffs haven't gone Newport Harbor High's way in the past.
Go back six years, when the Sailors won a share of the league title, it failed to make the...

If a dominating offensive performance in the final regular season game has any sway, Crean Lutheran should maintain strong hopes for an at-large berth in the in the Academy League East Valley Division playoffs.
The Saints amassed 765 yards on offense,...

The Costa Mesa Pop Warner Junior Midget Eagles wore their "mojo" socks Saturday night at Jim Scott Stadium, as they have in every game since the start of October.
The pink socks have been with the Eagles through some great times, as they came into...

Much of the spotlight this year with the Golden West College football team has been on wide receiver Zimari Manning. The freshman from Long Beach leads the state in touchdown catches and receiving yards per game.
The Rustlers showed on Saturday night...